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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 87-MAR. 11, 1944 appointed from each division or for the territory served by the city where terms of court are held. The court shall designate the territorial Termof offce. district of each such commissioner. A conciliation commissioner's term of office shall be two years, but he may be removed by the court Qualifications. if his services are no longer needed or for other cause. No individual shall be eligible to appointment as a conciliation commissioner unless he is eligible for appointment as referee and in addition is a resident of the district, familiar with agricultural conditions therein and not engaged in the farm-mortgage business, the business of financing farmers or transactions in agricultural commodities or the business of marketing or dealing in agricultural commodities or of furnishing Supervsing condM- agricultural supplies. In each judicial district the court may, if it finds atoncommiSsionrs. it necessary or desirable, appoint a suitable person as a supervising conciliation commissioner. The supervising conciliation commissioner shall have such supervisory functions under this section as the court may by order specify. Fllln-e. "75. (b) Upon filing of any petition by a farmer under this section there shall be paid a fee of $25 to be transmitted to the clerk of the Commissioner's court and covered into the Treasury. The conciliation commissioner shall receive as compensation for his services a fee of $25 for each case submitted to him, to be paid out of the Treasury when the conciliation Pbertiem alloance commissioner completes the duties assigned to him by the court. A subsistence, and trav- elexpenses. supervising conciliation commissioner shall receive, as compensation for his services, a per diem allowance to be fixed by the court, in an amount not in excess of $10 per day, together with subsistence and travel expenses in accordance with the law applicable to officers of the Department of Justice. Such compensation and expenses shall fSupervsionover be paid out of the Treasury. If the creditors at any time desire cost. supervision over the farming operations of a farmer, the cost of such supervision shall be borne by such creditors or by the farmer, as may be agreed upon by them, but in no instance shall the farmer be required to pay more than one-half of the cost of such supervision. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a conciliation com- missioner who supervises such farming operations from receiving pAdditiotnl harges such compensation therefor as may be so agreed upon. No fees, costs, or other charges shall be charged or taxed to any farmer or his cred- itors by any conciliation commissioner or with respect to any proceed- ing under this section, except as hereinbefore in this section provided. Ofice space, etc. The conciliation commissioner may accept and avail himself of office space, equipment, and assistance furnished him by other Federal Goonesal officials, or by any State, county, or other public officials. The Su- preme Court is authorized to make such general orders as it ma find necessary properly to govern the administration of the office of con- ciliation commissioner and proceedings under this section; but any district court of the United States may, for good cause shown and in the interests of justice, permit any such general order to be waived. ie limitatio for "75 (c) At any time prior to March 4, 1946, a petition may be filed filing petition. . ianr 7 by any farmer, stating that the farmer is insolvent or unable to meet his debts as they mature, and that it is desirable to effect a composition Schedules, or an extension of time to pay his debts. The petition or answer of the farmer shall be accompanied by his schedules. The petition and answer shall be filed with the court, but shall, on request of the farmer or creditor, be received by the conciliation commissioner for the county in which the farmer resides and promptly transmitted by Order of addfca him to the clerk of the court for filing. If any such petition is filed, an order of adjudication shall not be entered except as provided herein- after in this section." Approved March 11, 1944. [58 STAT.

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